PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Skurwysynowski (ranked 742 p4p, 801 weight class) and Ethan Mayer (ranked 105 p4p, 109 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Skurwysynowski
vs
Mayer

193 cm
22
205
6 - 2 - 0

191 cm
22
205
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Mayer!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Mayer does it's job there.
Mayer misses with a hook. Skurwysynowski ducked under it nicely.
Mayer moves away from the strike by Skurwysynowski.
Mayer throws out a counter right but Skurwysynowski avoids it with no problem.
Mayer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mayer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mayer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Skurwysynowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Skurwysynowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Skurwysynowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mayer misses with a punch to the body.
Skurwysynowski pushes Mayer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Skurwysynowski misses with the head strike.
Mayer tries to throw a body punch but Skurwysynowski avoids it by throwing Mayer back against the cage.
Skurwysynowski throws a head punch that misses.
Skurwysynowski misses with the head strike.
Skurwysynowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayer tries to work over Skurwysynowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mayer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mayer tries to work over Skurwysynowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skurwysynowski takes a shot to the head.
Mayer tries to work over Skurwysynowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mayer is trying to force a seperation but Skurwysynowski has the dominant position.
Skurwysynowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skurwysynowski lands a body shot.
Mayer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayer blocks an uppercut.
Mayer blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Skurwysynowski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mayer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Skurwysynowski.
Mayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Skurwysynowski controls his hands.
Skurwysynowski has a couple of punches blocked by Mayer.
Mayer blocking some punches.
Mayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skurwysynowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayer throws a punch but it's blocked by Skurwysynowski.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mayer.
Skurwysynowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mayer backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skurwysynowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayer blocks a body shot from Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayer.
Mayer lands with a light punch inside.
Skurwysynowski misses with some punches.
Mayer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skurwysynowski takes a shot to the head.
Skurwysynowski lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Skurwysynowski.
Skurwysynowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Mayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Skurwysynowski uses good head movement to avoid it.

Mayer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skurwysynowski slips under a jab from Mayer.
Mayer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mayer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Vladimir Skurwysynowski has been cut.
Mayer misses the body punch
and Skurwysynowski counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Ethan Mayer has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mayer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skurwysynowski thuds a left hand into Mayer's body.
Skurwysynowski misses with a straight left.
Skurwysynowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mayer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Mayer misses.
Skurwysynowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Skurwysynowski throws a right and a left that Mayer avoids nicely.
Mayer throws a leg kick
letting Skurwysynowski counter with a right hand.
Mayer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skurwysynowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayer.
Skurwysynowski connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayer throws the kick towards the body but Skurwysynowski avoids it.
Skurwysynowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skurwysynowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayer.
Mayer takes one to the side of the head.
Mayer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skurwysynowski counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Mayer to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Skurwysynowski!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vladimir Skurwysynowski!
A very excited looking Vladimir Skurwysynowski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.